Chapter 294: Sudden Change In Ninth Heaven, Gods Universe Descends!
As soon as these words were spoken, not only Bai Yan Immortal Venerable, but also the other nine Immortal Venerables had longing in their eyes.
They had waited for a full thousand years.
What was their purpose?
Wasn’t it Treasures of the Great Dao?
Ji Qing smiled faintly, then waved his hand, and before him appeared a dazzling array of ten Treasures of the Great Dao in total.
“Come, take a look, whose Treasure of the Great Dao it is, take it back. Be careful not to take the wrong one.”
Seeing the ten Treasures of the Great Dao in front of Ji Qing, the hearts of the ten Immortal Venerables trembled. Their gazes quickly focused on their own Treasures of the Great Dao.
How could they take the wrong one?
The Great Dao within each Immortal Venerable was different, so it was impossible to mistake them.
Thus, one by one, the Immortal Venerables immediately found their own Treasures of the Great Dao.
“Hahaha, it’s really a Treasure of the Great Dao! I have been an Immortal Venerable for so many years, and I finally have a Treasure of the Great Dao!”
“Fellow Daoist Ji is indeed a person of his word! You actually nurtured a Treasure of the Great Dao?”
“With this Treasure of the Great Dao, my strength will also greatly improve.”
“Worth it! So worth it!”
Each of the ten Immortal Venerables was incredibly delighted.
They waited for a thousand years.
They also spent a lot of time and paid a great price to collect the precious treasures Ji Qing needed.
But now, looking at the Treasures of the Great Dao in their hands.
All their efforts were worth it!
Not only were these ten Immortal Venerables excited, but the other Immortal Lords and True Immortals around were also very envious.
Treasures of the Great Dao!
The Might of each Treasure of the Great Dao was comparable to a true Immortal Venerable.
An Immortal Venerable with or without a Treasure of the Great Dao was completely different.
Treasures of the Great Dao were too important for Immortal Venerables.
It seemed Ji Qing had truly mastered the method of nurturing Treasures of the Great Dao.
Otherwise, how could he have nurtured ten Treasures of the Great Dao at once?
With this method, Ji Qing would probably immediately become the wealthiest Immortal Venerable in the Immortal Realm.
What kind of treasures could he not obtain?
“Since all the Immortal Venerables are satisfied, Ji Mou shall take his leave.”
After speaking, Ji Qing directly traversed space and returned to the Golden Toad Palace of Xu Mi Immortal Sect.
When Ji Qing returned to the Golden Toad Palace, he immediately checked his various data.
Ji Qing: Immortal Venerable
Great Dao Body: 51%
Young Chaos Demon God: Sixth Order 1%
Mind: Eighth Realm Fifth Stage Immortal Characteristic
Immortal Points: 673 points
This trip, Ji Qing’s Great Dao Body directly surged by 25%. In fact, a thousand years in the Years Gourd was ten thousand years. Ji Qing had improved his Great Dao Body by 10% through his own cultivation.
The remaining 15% was actually improved by the cultivation resources given by the ten Immortal Venerables.
It was already a lot.
The Great Dao Body had also passed the halfway mark.
Moreover, the Heart Realm had also been directly elevated by two stages with the help of various treasures.
Ji Qing was already an Immortal Venerable.
His cultivation and strength were still advancing rapidly.
This was almost unbelievable for many Immortal Venerables.
Many cultivators reached the Immortal Venerable realm and were basically at their peak.
To improve further, even by a tiny bit, would take thousands or even tens of thousands of years.
For example, Zi Xu Immortal Venerable.
She had been an Immortal Venerable for a very long time.
But her strength and cultivation had not improved much.
She hadn’t even improved as much as the Treasure of the Great Dao that Ji Qing gave her.
It was indeed very rare for someone like Ji Qing to continue improving after becoming an Immortal Venerable.
Almost every one of them possessed the “potential of an Immortal King.”
On the other hand, the Chaos Demon God Body had not improved at all.
This was also normal.
The Chaos Demon God Body needed Chaos Qi to improve.
Ji Qing did not have Chaos Qi.
Only the Chaos Space had Chaos Qi.
Ji Qing stood up and left the secret chamber.
In a thousand years, the seven Mortal Immortals had all cultivated to the peak of True Immortal.
The next step was Immortal Lord.
Ji Qing also got an understanding of the situation of the seven Mortal Immortals.
During this rare free time, he preached to them.
In fact, he was imparting the experience of achieving Immortal Lord.
With the wisdom and comprehension of the seven Mortal Immortals, they would likely produce Immortal Lords soon.
Baoyue was still far from Immortal Lord.
On the contrary, Yunmeng Goddess had improved somewhat.
Although she was still a Fourth Order Chaos Demon God, she was not far from Fifth Order.
However, this required Ji Qing to “feed” her Essence Blood regularly.
“Brother, did you really nurture ten Treasures of the Great Dao?”
Ji Yao asked.
“Yes.”
“Brother, after this news gets out, I’m afraid even more Immortal Venerables will come looking for you…”
“This is a good thing.”
Ji Qing already had some preparations in mind.
Once the news spread, the Immortal Venerables who were hesitant before would completely let go of their doubts.
At that time, the number of Immortal Venerables seeking out Ji Qing would likely skyrocket.
Of course, they would also need to prepare treasures that met Ji Qing’s three conditions.
As expected, in the following time, many Immortal Venerables came to the Golden Toad Palace.
Each of them came with full “sincerity.”
Most of them were treasures that could improve the Great Dao Body.
There were also treasures to improve the Mind.
On the other hand, there were basically no treasures for Enlightenment of the Great Dao.
Clearly, no matter how precious Treasures of the Great Dao were, Immortal Venerables were still unwilling to part with treasures that could help them comprehend the Great Dao and have even a slight hope of becoming an Immortal King.
However, this was enough.
This time, Ji Qing received treasures from thirty-two Immortal Venerables.
He planned to nurture thirty-two Treasures of the Great Dao at once.
In fact, Ji Qing could nurture more.
But Ji Qing also had concerns.
If he were to nurture again, it would take at least a thousand years.
Just by hard cultivation alone, he could increase his Great Dao Body by 10%. By then, his Great Dao Body would likely exceed 60%. The treasures that improved the Great Dao Body would only need to improve it by 40%.
The treasures provided by the thirty-two Immortal Venerables could basically ensure that the Great Dao Body increased by more than 40%. Once Ji Qing’s Great Dao Body Perfection was achieved, those treasures would naturally become useless.
Therefore, Ji Qing had gone through screening after screening.
He eliminated a large number of Immortal Venerables’ treasures before selecting these thirty-two Immortal Venerables.
Ji Qing also announced that if he took a fancy to some special treasures, or treasures related to chaos, he could also nurture Treasures of the Great Dao.
As for whether he could obtain some special treasures, it would only be known after Ji Qing returned from nurturing thirty-two Treasures of the Great Dao.
Thus, Ji Qing went to the Abyss of the Great Dao again.
This time, he was accompanied by thirty-two Immortal Venerables.
This formation was even grander than the last.
With thirty-two Immortal Venerables protecting him, who would dare to have any ulterior motives?
Ji Qing’s nurturing of Treasures of the Great Dao was truly an unstoppable trend.
No one could stop it!
Ji Qing immediately used the Years Gourd to continue nurturing Treasures of the Great Dao, and he did not give up himself, but diligently cultivated and improved his own Great Dao Body.
…
Ninth Heaven, several Immortal Lords leading some True Immortals.
At this moment, these Immortal Lords and True Immortals had very grim expressions.
They were “survivors” of a Minor Thousand Realm.
They had finally managed to survive.
However, the Minor Thousand Realm was gone.
This was a hegemon-level force in the Ninth Heaven, struck down by the Heavenly Court’s lightning, and it was gone just like that.
These “survivors” of the Minor Thousand Realm were filled with boundless hatred.
They hated the Heavenly Court.
They hated the other Thirty-three Heavens even more.
The so-called Heavenly Court was the will of the hegemon-level forces of the Thirty-three Heavens.
Without the consent of those Thirty-three Heavens’ hegemon-level forces, how could the Heavenly Court have launched a strike against the Ninth Heaven’s hegemon, the Minor Thousand Realm?
They had directly annihilated the Minor Thousand Realm.
With the destruction of the Minor Thousand Realm, these “survivors” of the Minor Thousand Realm basically had no future.
Immortal Lord was their limit.
Immortal Venerable beyond that?
Impossible.
For every one that appeared, one would be annihilated.
The Heavenly Court might allow some Immortal Lords and True Immortals from the Minor Thousand Realm to exist.
After all, they wouldn’t pose any threat.
But Immortal Venerables?
Once one appeared, they would definitely be annihilated by the Heavenly Court.
These “survivors” now had no hope left.
“There is still a way! Now there is only one last method left, and that is to open the cosmic passage and let the Gods Universe descend. We can also cultivate the Divine Kingdom method and become deities of the Gods Universe!”
“But the passage to the Gods Universe has already been opened, and it is currently sealed tight…”
“No, what opened before was not really a passage, it was at most just a portal. Even the power of the Immortal Venerable level could not descend. A true passage is one that can allow the power of the Immortal King or even the Immortal Emperor level to descend. When that happens, the Gods Universe can quickly occupy the Ninth Heaven. Once the Ninth Heaven is occupied, the Gods Universe can establish a foothold, and it’s not impossible to sweep through the Thirty-three Heavens in the future…”
Everyone’s eyes lit up.
The Minor Thousand Realm had been researching the Gods Universe for a long time.
They actually didn’t want to open a passage and let the Gods Universe descend.
They only wanted to study the cultivation system of the Gods Universe and then use it for their own benefit.
Unfortunately, their plan was exposed.
The Minor Thousand Realm was then destroyed by the Heavenly Court.
By now, the survivors of the Minor Thousand Realm could no longer afford to be so concerned.
“How to completely open the passage to the Main God Universe?”
“It’s very simple, just sacrifice a Secret Realm. It must be one of the Ten Great Secret Realms. With the scale of the Ten Great Secret Realms, once the sacrifice is successful, the passage to the Gods Universe will be truly opened, and the power of the Gods Universe will descend. As for the sacrifice method, I have already mastered it.”
“Which Secret Realm will be sacrificed?”
“We will sacrifice the Heaven-Weight Secret Realm, which is part of the Ten Great Secret Realms! But I need you to help me attract attention. Sacrificing a Secret Realm takes time.”
“Good, we will naturally do our best to assist Fellow Daoist Chongguang.”
Chongguang Immortal Lord smiled.
After this group of people finalized their plan, they immediately went to the Heaven-Weight Secret Realm.
The Heaven-Weight Secret Realm was one of the Ten Great Secret Realms of the Ninth Heaven’s Minor Thousand Realms, and it was very vast.
But after several rounds of plundering and contention, there were no more treasures in the Heaven-Weight Secret Realm.
However, there were still quite a few True Immortals and Immortal Lords searching within the Heaven-Weight Secret Realm, hoping to find a hidden gem.
Chongguang Immortal Lord immediately began to sacrifice the entire Heaven-Weight Secret Realm according to the sacrifice method mastered by the Minor Thousand Realm in the past.
But this required time.
The others were guarding Chongguang Immortal Lord.
One month, three months, eight months, one year!
Chongguang Immortal Lord spent a full year.
Finally, the sacrifice method was successful.
“Rumble.”
The Heavenly Heavens Secret Realm began to shake violently, and then, a giant passage appeared above the Heavenly Heavens Secret Realm.
The Heavenly Heavens Secret Realm was being devoured bit by bit as if by some terrifying existence.
With each bit devoured, the passage above the Heavenly Heavens Secret Realm would become larger and more solidified.
Such a huge commotion immediately alerted the Immortal Lords and True Immortals of the Heavenly Heavens Secret Realm.
“What is that?”
“What’s going on?”
“This passage… could it be a cosmic passage?”
“When the Eternal Universe invaded the Immortal Realm, a similar passage appeared. I remember it very clearly. Could the Eternal Universe be invading again?”
“No, it doesn’t seem like the Eternal Universe. The aura within this cosmic passage is more like the aura of the Gods Universe, which has not been completely resolved yet…”
“What, the Gods Universe?”
Many Immortal Lords and True Immortals felt a jolt.
The Gods Universe was now familiar to many cultivators.
It was a terrifying alien universe.
Therefore, after the information about the Gods Universe was leaked, the Heavenly Court immediately acted decisively and directly destroyed the Minor Thousand Realm, the overlord of the Ninth Heaven.
Therefore, after the information of the Gods Universe was leaked, the Heavenly Court immediately cut the Gordian knot and directly destroyed the Minor Thousand Realm, the overlord of the Ninth Heaven.
They even immediately sealed the passage that the Minor Thousand Realm had created.
As a result, that passage was sealed, and now a new passage has appeared?
And this new passage seems even more terrifying.
At the same time, from that giant passage, a colossal Deity stepped out forcefully.
As soon as this colossal Deity appeared, it waved its hand, and countless strange and bizarre alien universe warriors charged into the Ninth Heaven.
Seeing this, Chongguang Immortal Lord laughed heartily, “Hahaha, it’s done, it’s finally done…”
The Deities of the Gods Universe have descended!
And quickly occupied the Ninth Heaven.
This time, it was more dangerous than the invasion of the Eternal Universe.
“Escape!”
Many True Immortals and Immortal Lords in the Ninth Heaven fled in a frenzy.
The news also spread rapidly.
The Ninth Heaven has changed!
The Immortal Realm may also fall into complete chaos!
…
Ji Qing had been in seclusion in the Abyss of the Great Dao, cultivating and gestating Treasures of the Great Dao.
He could vaguely sense that something seemed to be happening outside.
It was somewhat noisy.
However, the thirty-two Immortal Venerables fiercely protected the Abyss of the Great Dao, preventing anyone from disturbing Ji Qing.
Ji Qing paid no attention.
In the blink of an eye, another thousand years passed.
The last Treasure of the Great Dao was successfully gestated.
Ji Qing finally opened his eyes.
Ji Qing: Immortal Venerable
Great Dao Body: 100% Perfection
Young Chaos Demon God: Sixth Order 1%
Mind: Eighth Realm Tenth Stage Immortal Characteristic
Immortal Points: 673 points
Ji Qing checked his various stats immediately.
His Great Dao Body had reached perfection.
Even his Mind had reached the Eighth Realm Tenth Stage!
There was no room for further advancement.
After all, the various treasures provided by the thirty-two Immortal Venerables this time far surpassed the previous time.
Of course, Ji Qing lived up to expectations and directly gestated thirty-two Treasures of the Great Dao!
Next, Ji Qing would need to gain enlightenment of the Great Dao, strive to initially grasp the Great Dao within his Great Dao Body, and thus promote to Immortal King!
However, this step was extremely difficult.
As difficult as ascending to heaven!
Ji Qing immediately got up and left the Abyss of the Great Dao.
“Swish.”
As Ji Qing reappeared, gazes fell upon him.
It was the thirty-two Immortal Venerables.
However, this time seemed different from the last time.
This time, the gazes of the thirty-two Immortal Venerables were not as excited or eager.
Instead, there was a sense of relief.
Ji Qing immediately waved his hand, and the thirty-two Treasures of the Great Dao floated before him.
“The Treasures of the Great Dao for everyone have been successfully gestated. Please collect them individually.”
Thus, the thirty-two Immortal Venerables quickly collected their respective Treasures of the Great Dao.
“Thank you, Immortal Venerable Ji!”
“It’s finally successfully gestated. If it had taken any longer, I’m afraid I wouldn’t have been able to wait for the Treasure of the Great Dao.”
“Now we can go to the Ninth Heaven… we can’t delay any longer.”
Ji Qing found these words from the Immortal Venerables somewhat strange.
These Immortal Venerables seemed very anxious.
However, Immortal Venerables were already the core stratum of the Immortal Realm.
Lofty and detached.
They usually had nothing much to do.
What could possibly make Immortal Venerables so rushed?
And it wasn’t just one or two.
All thirty-two Immortal Venerables were like this.
“May I ask all Immortal Venerables, what exactly has happened? Why are you all so anxious?”
Ji Qing couldn’t help but ask.
One of the Immortal Venerables replied, “Immortal Venerable Ji, you must not have received the Communication Talisman. Currently, a major event has occurred in the Immortal Realm. A cosmic passage has appeared in the Ninth Heaven, and the Deities of the Gods Universe have descended. They have also withstood the attacks of the Heavenly Court’s Immortal Emperors and have currently established a foothold in the Ninth Heaven. The situation is very grim!”
Ji Qing’s heart trembled.
“The Gods Universe has established a foothold in the Ninth Heaven?”
A storm of waves surged in Ji Qing’s heart.
This event truly had too great an impact.
It was too dire.
No wonder all the Immortal Venerables looked so solemn.
Even during the invasion of the Eternal Universe, the most dangerous moment, the Eternal Universe could not occupy even a single Heaven.
But now?
The Gods Universe has actually occupied the Ninth Heaven!
This was simply unbelievable.
Even the Immortal Emperors of the Heavenly Court had attacked but could not destroy the Deities in the Ninth Heaven.
This showed that the Gods Universe had brought down beings comparable to “Immortal Emperors”!
They were about to take root in the Immortal Realm!
The Gods Universe was inherently a highly expansionary universe.
Once the Gods Universe established a foothold in the Immortal Realm, many Immortals could predict what would happen next.
The Immortal Realm had indeed entered a very dangerous situation.
“Immortal Venerable Ji, with your Treasures of the Great Dao, our strength can advance further. Even if we go to the Ninth Heaven, we will have a greater hope of survival!”
The thirty-two Immortal Venerables bowed to Ji Qing to show their gratitude.
Although Ji Qing also received treasures from the Immortal Venerables, they were nothing compared to the Treasures of the Great Dao.
Especially at this moment, the Immortal Venerables could not remain aloof.
Immortal Venerables also had to go to the Ninth Heaven to engage in a life-and-death battle with the Deities of the Gods Universe!
Even Immortal Venerables could fall!
Being able to increase one’s strength was of paramount importance.
Moreover, the Treasures of the Great Dao did not merely increase strength by a small amount.
They increased it to a thousand times True Immortal Combat Power!
Ji Qing took out his Communication Stone.
There was no communication at all?
Ji Qing’s heart tightened.
Could something have happened to the Xu Mi Immortal Sect?
“Everyone, Immortal Venerables, until we meet again!”
With that said, Ji Qing no longer hesitated and immediately traversed space, rushing towards the Xu Mi Immortal Sect in the First Heaven.
Soon, Ji Qing returned to the Xu Mi Immortal Sect.
He sensed it carefully and felt slightly relieved.
It was fine.
The Xu Mi Immortal Sect was temporarily safe.
However, Ji Qing found the Xu Mi Immortal Sect to be much “emptier.”
Many cultivators who were usually there were gone.
Ji Qing’s heart sank.
He thought of the Ninth Heaven.
The Xu Mi Immortal Sect could not possibly remain uninvolved. It most likely responded to the Heavenly Court and dispatched sect cultivators to the Ninth Heaven to fight the Deities of the Gods Universe.
True Immortals, Immortal Lords, and even Immortal Venerables were no longer safe.
Who would have thought that the Immortal Realm would also face such a situation?
“Whoosh.”
Ji Qing flew directly back to the Golden Toad Palace.
“Brother!”
“Immortal Venerable Ji!”
Ji Qing immediately saw Ji Yao.
He also saw the Seven Great Mortal Immortals.
Ji Qing discovered that these Seven Great Mortal Immortals had actually been promoted to Immortal Lords.
But on second thought, it seemed normal.
A thousand years ago, these Seven Great Mortal Immortals had already reached the pinnacle of True Immortal and were preparing to break through to Immortal Lord.
And Mortal Immortals had a high probability of achieving Immortal Lord.
Each Mortal Immortal was an Immortal Venerable Seed.
Now that a thousand years had passed,
it seemed reasonable for the Seven Great Mortal Immortals to have achieved Immortal Lord.
But was it truly reasonable?
When the Seven Great Mortal Immortals of the Golden Toad Palace successively achieved Immortal Lord, it caused a sensation within the Xu Mi Immortal Sect.
After all, it was extremely rare for seven Immortal Lords to be born at once.
However, later, with the outbreak of the Gods Universe incident in the Ninth Heaven, the popularity of the Seven Great Mortal Immortals of the Golden Toad Palace gradually cooled down.
“Ji Yao, Baoyue, are you both alright?”
Ji Qing asked.
“Brother, we are all fine. The sect did not deploy us to the Ninth Heaven front line. Everything had to wait for your return. However, once you return, the sect will probably have to send people from the Golden Toad Palace to the Ninth Heaven.”
Ji Yao said slowly.
As soon as she said this, the Golden Toad Palace fell silent.
The Xu Mi Immortal Sect had given Ji Qing considerable face.
While Ji Qing was gestating the Treasures of the Great Dao, they had not issued any orders to the people of the Golden Toad Palace.
But once Ji Qing returned, things would be different.
“Is Master in the Purple Void Palace?”
Ji Qing asked again.
“Brother, Immortal Venerable Zi Xu was previously deployed to the Ninth Heaven and was only recently recalled to rest.”
Ji Qing immediately understood.
This was the Xu Mi Immortal Sect calculating the time of his departure from the Abyss of the Great Dao and recalling Immortal Venerable Zi Xu in advance.
This also sufficiently illustrates the Xu Mi Immortal Sect’s importance placed on Ji Qing.
After all, Ji Qing was able to conceive a Treasure of the Great Dao.
This is too important for the Xu Mi Immortal Sect.
Ji Qing’s current standing is far from that of a mere Immortal Venerable.
Ji Qing immediately rose and decided to head to the Purple Void Palace.
Regarding the situation in the Ninth Heaven’s Gods Universe, Ji Qing believed his Master would know more.
Soon, Ji Qing arrived at the Purple Void Palace and met with Zi Xu Immortal Venerable.
“Master, I’m relieved to see you’re alright.”
Ji Qing looked at Zi Xu Immortal Venerable, who seemed unharmed despite going to the front lines of the Ninth Heaven, and felt a slight ease in his heart.
“Master, what is the current situation of the war in the Ninth Heaven?”
Ji Qing asked.
Zi Xu Immortal Venerable was very happy to see Ji Qing.
Zi Xu Immortal Venerable sighed and said, “Ji Qing, the current war situation in the Ninth Heaven is quite stalemated. The strength of the Gods Universe is stronger than we imagined! The Gods Universe has already occupied the entire Ninth Heaven. Originally, the Ninth Heaven was ruled by Minor Thousand Realms, with countless Secret Realms, and within those Secret Realms, there were countless intelligent lifeforms.”
“These intelligent lifeforms are of no use to the Immortal Realm; they are all mortal beings. However, to the Deities of the Gods Universe, the number of intelligent lifeforms determines everything. Those Deities spread the faith of the gods, and solely within the Ninth Heaven, countless High Gods have been born, comparable to Immortal Venerables!”
“The Deities of the Gods Universe are divided into Lower Gods, Middle Gods, and High Gods. Lower Gods are equivalent to True Immortals, Middle Gods are equivalent to Immortal Lords, and High Gods are equivalent to Immortal Venerables, and so on. Above High Gods are God Kings, equivalent to Immortal Kings.”
“It is said there are also Main Gods, comparable to God Emperors. Furthermore, above Main Gods are Creation Gods, likely equivalent to the Enlightened Ones in our Immortal Realm’s legends…”
“Moreover, Deities, by spreading faith, give birth to more Deities as there are more intelligent beings, and the more followers they have, the stronger the Deities become. For Deities to advance, they rely on the number of followers… Therefore, the Deities of the Gods Universe are constantly expanding. Our Immortal Realm possesses vast intelligent beings, which is exactly what the Deities of the Gods Universe dream of. Thus, once the Gods Universe occupies the Ninth Heaven, they will do everything in their power to establish a foothold and will never leave the Ninth Heaven.”
“Therefore, this war has truly just begun…”
Ji Qing could hear the worry in Zi Xu Immortal Venerable’s tone.
When compared to the Eternal Universe, the Eternal Universe was simply nothing.
Even at its peak, the Eternal Universe couldn’t conquer the First Heaven of the Immortal Realm.
Furthermore, the Eternal Universe’s expansiveness wasn’t that strong.
The Gods Universe was different. It had now converted many beings in the Ninth Heaven into followers, fueling its war efforts with captured resources, and giving birth to many powerful Deities to oppose the Immortal Realm.
The key was that after such a long time, the Heavenly Court had still not been able to defeat the Gods Universe.
This indicated one thing.
In the ultimate confrontations of power, the Gods Universe was not at a disadvantage.
It was almost impossible to defeat the Gods Universe in a short period.
This was a prolonged war of attrition.
“Master, what are the Heavenly Court’s current thoughts? How are they dealing with the Gods Universe in the Ninth Heaven?”
Ji Qing asked.
“Consumption! Blockade! For the Deities of the Gods Universe in the Ninth Heaven, the Heavenly Court’s only thought is to blockade them first. No matter what, at most, they can let the Gods Universe occupy the Ninth Heaven, but they absolutely cannot let the Deities of the Gods Universe spread to other regions. Then comes slow consumption, not consuming the Deities of the Gods Universe, but consuming the beings within the Secret Realms of the Ninth Heaven. If there are no longer any beings in the Secret Realms, then the confrontation between the Gods Universe and the Immortal Realm will only involve consuming the Deities within the Gods Universe, preventing them from fueling their war efforts through conquest.”
Ji Qing was shocked.
This meant that the beings within the Ninth Heaven were to be sacrificed!
It was indeed cruel.
But the Immortal Realm had no other choice now.
If the Deities of the Gods Universe were allowed to spread, the consequences would be unimaginable.
They could only strictly guard and defend.
As for the beings within the Ninth Heaven, they could only fend for themselves.
The Heavenly Court was also powerless to drive out the Deities of the Gods Universe.
Hearing this, Ji Qing fell silent.
It was now a complete battle of attrition.
They would continue to consume until the Gods Universe felt the pain, and then they would naturally retreat.
But how long would this take?
In such a vast universe, would the Gods Universe truly withdraw from the Ninth Heaven due to excessive consumption?
After all, the consumption was mutual.
If the Deities were being consumed, then the Immortals were also being consumed.
How many Immortals would have to die?
Even Immortal Venerables were likely part of this consumption.
“So, Master, does this consumption also include Immortal Venerables?”
“Yes, it includes Immortal Venerables! Several Immortal Venerables have already fallen on the Ninth Heaven front lines…”
Immortal Venerables were now considered “expendable,” which showed how severe the situation in the Ninth Heaven was.
It was important to remember that during the Great War between the Immortal Realm and the Eternal Universe, most of those who died were True Immortals and Immortal Lords.
As for Immortal Venerables?
Almost none had fallen.
In comparison, the Eternal Universe was at most a minor skirmish.
But with the Gods Universe, several Immortal Venerables had fallen.
Even in the future, Immortal Venerables would no longer be safe.
More Immortal Venerables would surely fall in the future.
“Ji Qing, rest assured, you are very important to the Xu Mi Immortal Sect, and you will not be transferred to the Ninth Heaven for now. However, that may not be the case after a long time.”
Ji Qing understood that even within the Xu Mi Immortal Sect, there needed to be a balance.
If all those Immortal Venerables were being sent to the Ninth Heaven,
and Ji Qing was not, there would be considerable grumbling among the Immortal Venerables within the Xu Mi Immortal Sect.
Ji Qing was merely “temporarily delaying” his deployment to the Ninth Heaven.
But in reality, one day, Ji Qing would also be unable to avoid being sent to the Ninth Heaven.
Ji Qing and Zi Xu Immortal Venerable talked for a long time.
Zi Xu Immortal Venerable had even fought against many Deities, including High Gods.
Zi Xu Immortal Venerable described in detail all sorts of methods used by the Deities.
A few days later, Ji Qing returned to the Golden Toad Palace.
He was also continuously gathering information about the Deities of the Gods Universe.
Several months later, Star Spirit Immortal found Ji Qing.
“Immortal Venerable, the sect’s transfer order has arrived, requisitioning three Immortal Lords from the Golden Toad Palace to go to the Ninth Heaven.”
Star Spirit Immortal’s expression was somewhat complicated.
“Three Immortal Lords?”
This was likely half the number of Immortal Lords in the Golden Toad Palace.
Ji Qing knew this day would eventually come.
Now it was Immortal Lords, and later it would be Immortal Venerables.
Furthermore, being dispatched to the Ninth Heaven didn’t mean staying there permanently; the Heavenly Court’s method was a rotation system.
For example, after spending a hundred years in the Ninth Heaven, one would return for a ten-year or longer rest, and then a new batch of True Immortals, Immortal Lords, or Immortal Venerables would be dispatched to the Ninth Heaven.
This time, it was the turn of these three Immortal Lords.
The next time, it would be the turn of the remaining four Immortal Lords.
Even Ji Qing was no exception.
Soon, the three Immortal Lords departed for the Ninth Heaven.
Time passed day by day.
In the blink of an eye, over ten years had gone by.
Ji Qing hadn’t even received many Treasures from Immortal Venerables.
But even if he had received Treasures, it would be difficult for Ji Qing to accept them now.
Because he might be sent to the Ninth Heaven at any moment.
Finally, one day, Ji Qing also received his transfer order.
“Send me to the Ninth Heaven?”
Ji Qing was not surprised.
This day had finally arrived.
Even though Ji Qing was an Immortal Venerable, and even one highly valued by the Xu Mi Immortal Sect, he still had to be dispatched to the Ninth Heaven.
“Brother… you must be careful.”
“Fellow Daoist Ji, your own safety is paramount.”
Ji Yao, Baoyue, and the others were all very worried.
Ji Qing, however, smiled slightly and said, “I am an Immortal Venerable; I am relatively safe in the Ninth Heaven. Moreover, it is not that easy for an Immortal Venerable to kill me.”
Ji Qing’s current strength was incredibly formidable.
Immortal Venerables?
Ji Qing didn’t believe any Immortal Venerable was his match.
Even when wielding the Heavenly Mandate Saber, Ji Qing’s current strike could exceed 12,000 times the combat power of a True Immortal.
Or, equivalent to 12 times the combat power of an ordinary Immortal Venerable.
Who could be his opponent?
If he unleashed the third stance of the Void Shaking Saber, Ji Qing’s strength would be even more terrifying.
Moreover, Ji Qing possessed the Chaos Demon God Body.
In short, as long as he didn’t encounter an opponent at the Immortal King level, Ji Qing would be safe.
Ji Qing went to bid farewell to his Master again.
Zi Xu Immortal Venerable was still recuperating.
This time, Ji Qing left the Xu Mi Immortal Sect alone and headed directly for the Ninth Heaven.
“Whoosh.”
When Ji Qing traversed the Void and arrived at the Heavenly Court’s Immortal Palace outside the Ninth Heaven, a large number of Immortals had gathered there.
True Immortals, Immortal Lords, and even Immortal Venerables were gathered.
This was the Heavenly Court’s stronghold in the Ninth Heaven.
It wasn’t set up within the Ninth Heaven, but outside it.
Although it was right next to the Ninth Heaven, it demonstrated the Heavenly Court’s stance.
That was, they were not vying for territory within the Ninth Heaven.
Their focus was on inflicting casualties and consumption.
Many True Immortals and Immortal Lords, like Ji Qing, had been transferred to the Ninth Heaven.
They all entered the Heavenly Court’s Immortal Palace to report and register.
Then, they would receive their missions from the Heavenly Court.
Immortal Venerables were no exception.
However, Immortal Venerables were, after all, held in high regard.
When Ji Qing entered the Heavenly Court’s Immortal Palace and emanated the aura of an Immortal Venerable, he was immediately led to a side hall.
It was filled with Immortal Venerables who were currently registering and reporting.
When it was Ji Qing’s turn, he presented his Identity Token to an Immortal Venerable who was handling registrations.
“Immortal Venerable Ji Qing of the Xu Mi Immortal Sect?!”
“So it’s Fellow Immortal Venerable Ji, my apologies, my apologies.”
The Immortal Venerable responsible for greeting Ji Qing was greatly surprised upon seeing Ji Qing’s Identity Token, and a look of astonishment immediately appeared on his face.
His attitude also immediately became more amiable.
“Fellow Immortal Venerable Ji, I am Mu Qing Immortal Venerable. A friend of mine even sought your help to conceive a Treasure of the Great Dao.”
Ji Qing immediately understood the reason for Mu Qing Immortal Venerable’s friendly attitude.
The other party mentioned a Treasure of the Great Dao.
Clearly, the other party likely did not possess a Treasure of the Great Dao.
Nowadays, in the Immortal Realm, which Immortal Venerable didn’t know that Ji Qing could conceive a Treasure of the Great Dao?
Ji Qing’s name was very well-known among the Immortal Venerable circles.
“Mu Qing Immortal Venerable, may I ask what my mission is?”
Ji Qing asked.
“Fellow Immortal Venerable Ji, there are three types of missions from the Heavenly Court. The first type is a Guarding Mission. Although the Heavenly Court does not encourage occupying territory in the Ninth Heaven, some Secret Realms have been occupied by the Heavenly Court, and these require Immortal Venerables to guard them. These types of guarding missions are long and dangerous, and no Immortal Venerable is willing to undertake them.”
“The second type is a Support Mission. Wherever there is danger, Immortal Venerables must go to provide support. Although one will not stay for a long time in these missions, one must constantly face the High Gods of the Gods Universe, making them quite dangerous.”
“The third type is a Hunting Mission. The Heavenly Court will release a list of targets for hunting. As long as one can hunt down the targets on the list and complete the hunting mission, Battle Merit will be awarded. This type of mission offers a high degree of freedom, allowing one to choose their targets freely. The danger is not as great, making it the best among the three types of missions.”
“Originally, these three types of missions would be assigned directly by the Heavenly Court, but since we have hit it off so well, Fellow Daoist Ji, you can say which type of mission you wish to choose.”
Ji Qing understood that Mu Qing Immortal Venerable was extending an olive branch.
Since Mu Qing Immortal Venerable was actively showing goodwill, Ji Qing would not pretend to be aloof.
He thought for a moment and had already made his decision.
“I choose the third type, the Hunting Mission!”
“Very well, Fellow Immortal Venerable Ji has chosen the Hunting Mission. This is your Identity Token, which will display all the hunting targets. Once you kill a target on the list, record an image, and upload it to your Identity Token, you will receive Battle Merit in real-time.”
“Battle Merit is extremely valuable. Battle Merit can be exchanged for rest time, as well as various Cultivation Resources and Treasures. Even the rarest of Treasures can be exchanged for, as long as one has enough Battle Merit.”
Ji Qing nodded.
While the Heavenly Court dispatched Immortals to the Ninth Heaven to fight and die, out of a sense of righteousness and mandatory sect orders, they also offered benefits.
Without benefits, who would fight to the death?
This Battle Merit was that benefit.
As long as there is battle merit and willingness to fight desperately, one can obtain all sorts of desired resources.
These resources are normally kept as treasured items within some immortal sects.
But the threat from the Ninth Heaven’s Gods Universe is too great, so they have all been brought out as rewards, exchangeable for battle merit.
Even some rogue immortal cultivators have proactively come to the Heavenly Court to participate in the wars of the Ninth Heaven.
The objective is to exchange battle merit for resources.
Ji Qing took the identity token and immediately flew into the Heavenly Court’s Immortal Palace.
He has a corresponding cave dwelling.
After all, he is an Immortal Venerable, so his cave dwelling is even quite sizable.
Ji Qing settled into the cave dwelling and carefully examined the battle merit exchange on the identity token.
“Ten thousand battle merit can be exchanged for one year of rest time.”
Suddenly, Ji Qing’s pupils contracted.
“Chaos Treasure?”
“Great Dao Treasure Tree, can directly face the Great Dao?”
“And… Dao Proving Spiritual Treasure?”
Ji Qing was greatly shocked in his heart.
Each and every one of these treasures could cause a stir in the Immortal Realm.
But now?
They have all been openly put out for exchange.
They can be exchanged as long as one has battle merit.
It’s just that the required battle merit is unimaginably large.
But no matter how much it is, the fact that they can be brought out for exchange represents hope.
What if enough battle merit can be accumulated?
Anything is possible!
This actually represents a form of hope.
It prevents many immortals from losing their sharpness.
Hope is always important!
Ji Qing immediately checked the bounty list.
My goodness, the bounty list is really long.
From low-level deities to high gods, there’s everything.
Well, there are God Kings too.
But Ji Qing automatically ignored them.
Who would be crazy enough to assassinate a God King?
They are existences comparable to Immortal Kings.
Ji Qing also saw the battle merit rewards on the bounty list.
Low-level deity, 1 battle merit.
Middle god, 10 battle merit.
High god, 1000 battle merit.
God King, 100,000 battle merit.
In other words, one would need to hunt ten high gods to obtain ten thousand battle merit, and then one could exchange for a year of rest time.
This is truly… too low in cost-effectiveness.
But there’s no way, these are the rules of bounty missions.
In fact, the battle merit gained from other tasks like town guarding missions, support missions, etc., is also not very high.
Overall, the longer the time, the higher the battle merit.
It’s not easy for Ji Qing to gather ten thousand battle merit in a short period.
Ji Qing didn’t focus on the bounty targets of high gods, but looked at the low-level deities and middle gods.
Most of his understanding of deities came from his Master’s descriptions, and a small part from the news he constantly gathered in the Golden Toad Palace.
However, regardless of the method, there are limitations.
To thoroughly understand deities, one must try it oneself.
“Then let’s start with the low-level deities…”
Ji Qing stared at the low-level deities on the bounty list.
His identity is a hunter.
Only by killing deities on the bounty list can he earn battle merit.
Ji Qing will not get battle merit even if he kills other deities.
The deities who can be on the bounty list are mostly not simple, even the low-level ones.
“So, being a hunter isn’t really that easy; one still has to venture deep into the Ninth Heaven to find the deities on the bounty list… and there’s a high chance of encountering danger during the process.”
“As for guardians, as long as they kill deities within their guarded area, it counts as battle merit, so there are pros and cons to each.”
“As for deliberately not hunting… those who do not earn battle merit within the specified period will be severely punished! This prevents immortals from deliberately not hunting.”
Ji Qing took a deep breath.
The Heavenly Court has arranged everything perfectly.
How could there be any loopholes?
For Ji Qing, there is only one goal now.
That is to kill some deities on the bounty list first and earn battle merit.
And also to get a glimpse of real deities!
Thus, Ji Qing immediately got up, left his cave dwelling, and transformed into a stream of light, flying directly into the Ninth Heaven.
